A review by lizabethstucker
Brighton Belle by Sara Sheridan
3.0
I wanted to like this book. Hell, I wanted to love it! A gorgeous cover on the second book had me searching out the first in the series. I'm anal about reading series in order, always have been. This had an equally lovely cover. The synopsis was intriguing. It started off well. And yet...
I thought at first that I was just being distracted from the book, but when I read, I usually can do more than one thing at a time during a book's slower parts. When the book grabs me, the world disappears. Not this time.
The premise appealed to all my favorite bits: set after World War II (1951); in England (Brighton); a woman with history (Mirabelle Bevan); a prostitute with an agenda of her own, a POC sidekick (Vesta Churchill ~ no relation). Everything should be perfect. And yet...
The characters are flat, the intelligence is lacking, and the mystery’s is not only telegraphed early, it is shouted over a megaphone. *sigh*
I tried, but I don't think I'll be visiting the next in the series. Thank heavens I didn't buy it when I saw it in the bookstore. Especially as it was hardback and much more money. A bland 3 out of 3.
I thought at first that I was just being distracted from the book, but when I read, I usually can do more than one thing at a time during a book's slower parts. When the book grabs me, the world disappears. Not this time.
The premise appealed to all my favorite bits: set after World War II (1951); in England (Brighton); a woman with history (Mirabelle Bevan); a prostitute with an agenda of her own, a POC sidekick (Vesta Churchill ~ no relation). Everything should be perfect. And yet...
The characters are flat, the intelligence is lacking, and the mystery’s is not only telegraphed early, it is shouted over a megaphone. *sigh*
I tried, but I don't think I'll be visiting the next in the series. Thank heavens I didn't buy it when I saw it in the bookstore. Especially as it was hardback and much more money. A bland 3 out of 3.